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Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Concept of Mathematics: A Metaphor Analysis

Öğretmen Adaylarının Matematik Kavramına Yönelik Algıları: Bir Metafor Analizi
Authors: DEMIRCIOGLU, GOKHAN; ÖZTÜRK, Eda Nur; BEKTAŞ, İrem Naz;

Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Concept of Mathematics: A Metaphor Analysis

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This research aimed to determine how pre-service teachers perceive the concept of "mathematics." A total of 286 participants from eight different teaching programs participated in the research. The study employed a phenomenological method based on a qualitative research approach. Data in the present study were collected by asking pre-service teachers to complete the statement: "Mathematics is like ...... Because ......". After data collection, the metaphorical expressions were analyzed using a holistic approach. According to the findings, the most frequently repeated metaphor was "life." Following the "life" metaphor, the most commonly repeated metaphors were "water" and "puzzle." The metaphors generated by pre-service teachers were categorized into nine categories. The most prominent category was "positive or negative emotions." Metaphors of English, preschool, special education and classroom teacher candidates were predominantly associated with the "positive or negative emotions" category. Pre-service mathematics teachers were concentrated in the "cumulative, evolving, and changing" category, while pre-service primary mathematics teachers emphasized the "a field needed in daily life" category. Pre-service science teachers were mostly associated with the category "a versatile field”. Similar studies should be conducted with pre-service teachers from different universities to compare perceptions of mathematics across institutions.

Bu araştırma, öğretmen adaylarının “matematik” kavramını nasıl algıladıklarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmaya yedi farklı öğretmenlik programından toplam 286 kişi katılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımına dayalı fenomenolojik yöntem kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada veriler, öğretmen adaylarından “Matematik……gibidir. Çünkü……” ifadesini tamamlamaları istenerek toplanmıştır. Veriler toplandıktan sonra metafor cümleleri bütüncül bir yaklaşım kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre en sık tekrarlanan metafor “hayat” metaforu olmuştur. “Hayat” metaforundan sonra en çok tekrar eden metaforlar ise “su” ve “bulmaca” olmuştur. Öğretmen adaylarının ürettiği metaforlar toplam 10 kategori altında toplanmıştır. En çok öne çıkan kategori “pozitif veya negatif duygular” kategorisidir. İngilizce, okul öncesi, özel eğitim ve sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının metaforları baskın bir şekilde “pozitif veya negatif duygular” kategorisi ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Matematik öğretmeni adayları “birikimli, değişen ve gelişen” kategorisinde, ilköğretim matematik öğretmeni adayları” günlük hayatta ihtiyaç duyulan bir alan” kategorisinde ve fen bilgisi öğretmeni adayları ise “çok boyutlu bir alan” kategorisinde yoğunluk göstermektedirler. Benzer çalışmaların farklı üniversitelerdeki öğretmen adayları ile yürütülerek kurumlar arası matematik algılarının karşılaştırılması sağlanabilir.

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Teacher education, FOS: Mathematics, Metaphor, Mathematics

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